WASHINGTON — The chairman of a House committee investigating the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday called former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to testify at a public hearing next month.
The announcement sets up a high-profile showdown over Clinton’s use of a private e-mail account and server while she was secretary of state.
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said he wants Clinton to testify the week of May 18 and again before June 18. The first hearing would focus on Clinton’s use of private e-mails, and the second on the September 2012 attacks.
It is necessary to call Clinton to appear twice “because the committee needs to ensure we have a complete and responsive record and all the facts before we then substantively question her on the Benghazi terrorist attacks,” Gowdy said.
